Judges have blocked orders in three states suspending abortions during the pandemic.
the moves by Republican state leaders to restrict abortion during the pandemic. In a statement, Marjorie Dannenfelser of the anti-abortion rights group Susan B. Anthony List accused Planned Parenthood of"contributing to deficits in our nation's supply of personal protective equipment.", saying abortion is a time-sensitive procedure and that delaying it can jeopardize women's health.
"It is an incredibly concerning day when states would impose criminal penalties on physicians and other clinicians that are seeking to deliver care, and that is one of the main concerns that the medical community has about these actions," said Skye Perryman, an attorney with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, told reporters.
to loosen restrictions on abortion pills, and on the use of telemedicine for abortion and other reproductive health services, in an effort to ease access while the nation's healthcare system is strained.Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present, said as this fight could accelerate the timeline for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the constitutionality of abortion.
Ziegler said justices"who might be gun-shy about decimating abortion rights quickly might feel more comfortable doing that if they can invoke public health or some kind of national crisis as cover for what they're choosing to do."
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